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Annual Report 2020/21 to local authoriti...
I have written and submitted this report to Kelsale Parish Council — and to Gt Glemham Parish Council and to Saxmundham Town Council very similarly. We thank them all for their subventions, and hope...
05 May, 2021
New padlocks
In the past year some Guardians have found it difficult to open the locks on the two gates to SFPT’s Fromus Valley Reserve. Trustees have now replaced these with new padlocks that are simpler to ope...
03 May, 2021
Wildlife value of Orchid Glade's ponds
At Orchid Glade, after a wet winter and towards the end of the driest April on record, it is reassuring to see that the two new ponds are still brim full of water. The fringes of blanket-weed show t...
25 Apr, 2021
Cattle back at Fromus
Our lovely British White cattle are back at Fromus Valley reserve. ABOVE: This exceptionally cold, dry April has held back the growth of grass on the meadows at Simpson’s Fromus reserve, but it ...
22 Apr, 2021
First day of Spring at Fromus Valley
The blackthorn buds are ready to burst. Visit next week — at the end of March, or into early April — and you can expect to see these bushes white with bloom. Across the Fromus stream, blacktho...
24 Mar, 2021
Will trauma of Covid-19 make us 'wilder'...
The coronavirus pandemic has taught us some urgent lessons about our relationship with nature, writes Hugh Somerleyton, one of the founding trustees of the WildEast conservation movement. As we eme...
20 Mar, 2021
The ‘jab’
Grazing by cattle (as approved under our former HLS Stewardship) has provided ideal management to restore the flora of the Mediaeval pastures of Fromus Valley. But there can be inherent risks for th...
03 Mar, 2021
A Happy Moo Year!
Hullo and a Happy Moo Year for 2021! We cattle are comfortably housed for the winter in two parties. The heifers and bullocks of our own breeding are in the pen for juniors, and here you see some ...
01 Jan, 2021